. The Far East and the new America; a picturesque and historic account of these lands and peoples, with the following special articles: China. island-building. Fortunately, these vol-canic disturbances are less frequent and violent with the passage of time. With a stretch of territory touching all of the zones, the Isles of Nipponnaturally possess a graduated climate, running from a temperature ofperpetual summer to continual winter. In the largest islands, the centralportion, and what might be aptly called the body of this colossal figure. SO) THE FAR EAST. tlie small isles forming its limbs,
. The Far East and the new America; a picturesque and historic account of these lands and peoples, with the following special articles: China. island-building. Fortunately, these vol-canic disturbances are less frequent and violent with the passage of time. With a stretch of territory touching all of the zones, the Isles of Nipponnaturally possess a graduated climate, running from a temperature ofperpetual summer to continual winter. In the largest islands, the centralportion, and what might be aptly called the body of this colossal figure. SO) THE FAR EAST. tlie small isles forming its limbs, spring, summer, aiitunni, ami wintiT intnrn prevail, a rainy period following the second, while snuw falls to aconsiderable depth in the latter. Bat the extremes of temperature are notas great as in New England, the greatest heat coming in August. Thewet season is accompanied by high winds, and sometimes hurricanes the more southerly regions the monsoon sweeps sea and land, thoughless frequently, and with less fury than olf the coast of China. The balmysouth winds of the Pacific prevail generally, so l)right sunny days arc tlie. FUJIYAMA. rule in the central islands. Here the seasons change with clockworkregularity, and the alternating breezes of morning and evening make adelightful climate. Except the two weeks of rain and the burdensomesultriness of the do-yo, or August dog-days, there is almost daily sunshinefrom April to November. Even in the month of December, though thenights are cold, the days are warm, and by the time of the March solsticethe flower gardens begin to blossom like the rose, and the fruit-trees puton their decorations, while the inhabitants don their light and whitesummer garbs. Three Little Maids
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